Spring motor



Feb. 8 1927. l,6lj,731

J. woL'FF SPRING ,MOTOR f' Filed Dec. 24. 1921 IHIHIHHHHHHIHlll IIIIll Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

j :JOSEPH 'WoLrrjo'r jlvEW YORK, N. Y.,

g aan l Assieivo, BY Masiva .Assieiv'ra'nnrs rro .SONORArHoNoGRArH-GOMPANY, INC.,"A CORPORATIONOENEWYORK.

vrSPRING Moron.

Application` led December l ing mechanism. v

lViththese and other objects in vieW'to be v moreI fully' set forth hereinafter, 'the `invenktionconsistsinthe novel construction, combinati'on of elements, and` arrangement kof parts which Will'be exemplified in theoperation and constructionfhereinafter described in the yfollowing,specificationIand illustrated Ain the accompanying idravvings, considered V'together or separately.v i Y The :inventive idea involved.: is capable fof receiving -a variety lofmechanical.4 expres- 1 sions,voneof Which for'the purposes of illustration is showniinthe :accompanying drawings..f, f

The invention will first be described in connection vviththe accompanyingdrarvings,

Villust-rating. Vone embodiment of the inven- =tion, -wherein similar reference characters are used to designate lcorrespondingparts j throughoutfthe several vievvs, 'andthen-more specifically defined and indicated ythe -appended claims. f

In'rthe'drarvingszl f Figure i1 is r a topf plan. view. of a `talking :machine motor provided witlrmy invention, vand Figure 2 is `alpartialside elevation of` the same, partly in section, the .section being taken on the line `2--2 of Figure A1.

45. iIn' carrying out my" invention, Ilprovide a motor having atop plate'1' anda bottom plate 2 iheld in spaced relation by any ldesiredfmeans and betvveen the -plates are carriedithe-operativeparts ofthe motor.

Ashaft 3 isjournaledin-the.plates Land 2 and carriesl thereon ya plurality of spring barrels 4 and '5. Alhelioall springe? shown fin dotted lines Fi'g. 11is1disposed infeach 24,11921. semiv no. '5a-4,710.l

jbarrel, and the jinner end of each spring i is'attached to `theshaft 3 and the outer end 1s secured to its barrel, as is common.

One ofthe barrels 5 carriesva spurgeari Whiclnthrough al usual gear train iFigfl, rotates f an arbor? vvhiclr projects upward through the to fboard Fig. 2 Fi the under side of Whichfthe plate `1 is secured plate'l and through `a motor ndicated :in dotted lines) to in vany .desired manner. i The upperfendfyof theearbor 7 yis adapted tocarry aI disci-like "turntable l(not shown),; on which a record disc is supported. The arbor 7 `is rotated Uby they unwinding of the springs inthe barrels, it being-understood that the shaft 3 is'normally stationary during the unvvinding fthespring in thefbarrel y5, and rotated I by. the unvvindingiof the spring intheibarrel 4..` :It-Will also be understood that the usual- V'governing mechanism may be placed be# v:tween thespring barrels'and the arbor 7 which holdsthe drum stationary during the Winding of` thel motor.

`The top/plate 1 has thiclrene'dfportion U8 in which afrecess 9. The bottom v10 '-off.the1re'cess is provided with a cylindrical opening-11 thereinin axial alignment vvith fth'espring barrels 4I and 5;' i 1 aLoosely-.carried on'the shaft 3, Iandmlisy.posed `Within the recess v9, isayvorm yvvheel 12 provided `With avr hub 13 Vvvhich cooperates fivithithe' openingll to center the shaft Bin Vthe opening. The hubfrests upon apad onl the upper end ofthe spring barrel 4. l

The yhub is .provided lwithr tvvo diametrieallyf disposed, axially extending pins 14,14

.which are adapted to cooperate `With avp'air from the endof thelsprin'g Ibarrely y4, as shown. A screvv ,16 carried inthep'late' 1 prevents Aremoval from' the shaft .3 of 4the Sworrn Wheel.

Aforithereception of the usual Winding crank :(not shown) i The shaft '17 extends through the recess 9 and carries a Worm 18'1inemesh vvithfthe -vvorrn Wheel '12. When thefplate 1 is secured to thennder sideo'fthev .motor fboard,l as lisy common', the recess Will be .closediand dustkand dirt. vvillbezprevented of'similarly disposed' pinsk:15, l15projecting projeetsover thevtop of the Worin Wheel. and

Vrwvinding shaft 17 is journaledito the i `plate -1 :and projects outwardly to v'one side i rfrom entering thelrfccess. @'IheWinding4 shaft 17 is provided with the usual awl and ratchet mechanism for preventing aclrward rotation of the spring.

The operation of the device is as follows: In winding the motor the operator turns the f shaft 17, thereby communicating motion to the worin-wheel 12 rthrough the worm 18 thereby rotating the worm-wheel 12 and causing the lugs 14 on the hub 18 to engage the lugs 15 on the top of the barrel `4,

thereby rotating the barrel 4, the barrel 5 remaining stationary by reason of its interlocking with the table-operating gearing andthe usual brake mechanism in machines of this sort.. rlhe barrel 4 being thus rotated, and the barrel 5 remaining stationary,

the rotation of the barrel 4 by means of the connection of the springv therein with the shaft 3, the shaft 3 will be rotated with the barrel, and thereby effect the winding of the spring in the barrel 5. When the spring in the barrel' has been sufficiently rotated to fully compress the spring therein, the shaft 3 will become stationary,l and the further rotation of the barrel 4 will wind the spring in said barrel 4. Vhen the Vspringin barrel 4 is wound to its fullest extent the o erator `releases the windinoq 3 shaft, which is prevented from backwardy rotation by the usual. pawl and ratchet mechanism. TWhen the usual brake mechanism of the machine is released, the unwinding of the springs will cause the lugs 14 and 15, upon the backward movement of Athe worin-wheel 12, to come into engagement, and thus 'hold the barrel 4 stationary and permit the spring in the barrel 5 to unwind, and rotate the talking machine table, andas soon as the spring in barrel 5 unwinds to its fullest extent, the spring vin the barrel 4' will unwind and rotate the shaft 3 and thereby rotate barrel 5 through its connection with the shaft by the spring therein, and further rotate the turn-table of v lthe machine, through the gearing 6 carried by the barrel. 5. f

IVhile I have illustrated my invention in connection with a talking machine motor, I wish it distinctly understood that the same is not to be so limited.

It is obvious from the foregoing descripl tion that I have constructed a very novel and til) it understood that my invention is not confined to the particular' form of apparatus herein shown and described, the same being merely illustrative, and that the invention can be carried out in other ways without departing from the spirit of my invention, and, therefore, I claim broadly the right to employ all equivalent instrumentalities coming within the scope of the appended claims, and by means of which objects of my invention are attained, and the new results accomplished, as herein set forth, as it is obvious that. the particular embodiment herein shown and described is only one of many that can be employed to attain these objects and accomplish these results.

I-Iaving now described my invention, what I cla-im and desire to secure byl Letters Patent is 1. A springmotor, comprising a spring barrel, a shaft mounted in the barrelA and extending outside thereof, a spring connected' at; one end to the barrel and at the other end to the shaft, a worm wheel loosely mounted on the shaft in proximity to the barrel, a pin projecting from the barrel, a pin projecting from the worm wheel, said barrel pin being in the path of the worm wheel pin, a winding shaft, and a worm on the shaft in mesh with the worm wheel.

2. A spring motor, comprising a pair of parallel plates, a shaft' extending between the plates, a spring barrel surounding the shaft, a. spring in the barrel, one end of said spring being secured to the shaft and the other end to the barrel, there being a recess in one of said plates, said shaft extending into the recess, a gear loosely mounted onthe shaft, said gear being wholly within the recess and engaging the bottom thereof, there being a loose connection between the gear and barrel, and a winding shaft carrying a gear in mesh with said first mentioned gear, said winding gear being within said recess.

3. spring motor, compiisinga frame, a spring barrel carried in the frame, a shaft extending through j the barrel, one of the ll t) frame members being parallel to and inr proximity to one end of the barrel, there being a recess in the member, said shaft extending into the recess, there being an opening in the bottom of the recess, said opening being of greater diameter than the shaft, a worin wheel loosely mounted on theshaft, said wormwheel resting on the bottom of the recess, a hub on the worin wheel, said hub engaging within the openingk and centering the shaft, loose connections between the hub and the barrel,

a winding shaft extending parallel to the' said frame member and entering the recess, and a worm on the shaft, said worm being disposed within the recess.

4, A spring motor, comprising a frame, a spring barrel carried the frame, ashaft n extending through the barrel, one of the frame members being parallel to and in proximity to one end of the barrel, there being a recess'in the member, said shaft eX- tending into the recess, there being an opening in the bottom of the recess, said opening being of greater diameter than the shaft, a Worm wheel loosely mounted on the shaft,

said worm wheel resting on the Abottom of the recess, means for preventing the removal of the worm wheel from the shaft, a huby on the Worm wheel, saidhub engaging within the opening and centering the shaft, loose connections between the hub and the barrel, a winding shaft extending parallel to the said frame member and entering the recess, and a worm on the shaft, said worm being disposed Within the recess.

5. A spring mo-tor, comprising a frame, a

spring barrel carried in the frame, a shafty the worin wheel, said hub `engaging within the opening and centering the shaft, loose connectionsl between the hub andthe barrel, a winding shaft extending parallel to the said frame member and entering the recess,

vand a wormlon the shaft, said worm being disposed within` the recess.k

6. A device ofthe character described comprising in combination, a motor board,

a spring motor having a top-plate attached thereto, there being a recessformed between said board and top-plate, and a winding e mechanism enclosed in said recess.

7 A 'device of the `character describedr comprising. in combination, a motor board, a spring motor having a top-plate attached iii thereto, there being alrecess formed between ysaid'board and top-plate, anda train of@ gearing enclosed in said recess.

8. -A spring motor having a top plate provided with 'a recess inits upper surface, one of the walls of the recess having an opening therethrough, a shaft passing through said i opening, and means for centering the shaft with relation to the said opening.

l9. A spring motor having a top plate provided with a recess in its upper surface, the recess having an opening through one of its Walls, a shaft passing through the opening,

gearing carried by the shaft and arranged in said recess, means forcentering the shaft with relation to the'opening, and means for closing the opening.

l f This specification signed this 10th day of December, 1921.

JOSEPH w'oiirr'. 

